Aptos’ Laurel Southall earns All-SCCAL First Team honors | Girls basketball
Aptos High junior guard Laurel Southall earned All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team honors following a strong performance on the court this season.
The coaches within the league recognized Southall for helping the Mariners girls’ basketball team to an 8-18 overall record this...
Prep Athletes of the Week: St. Francis’ Joseph Dayritt, Maya Calfee
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 1-7. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Joseph Dayritt (Sr.), St. Francis: The speedy Shark tailback racked...
St. Francis, Watsonville to meet for PCAL season opener | High school football
St. Francis is hosting Watsonville this weekend for the anticipated start of Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North play.
The crosstown rivals will square off on Borina Field on Saturday afternoon at 12:30pm.
“Being able to play other high schools in your city is what high...
Athletes of the Week: Pajaro Valley’s Brian Flores and Watsonville’s Daisy Cornejo
The Pajaronian’s Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Brian Flores (Sr.), Pajaro Valley
The Grizzlies’ standout football player had a...
‘Catz on the search for new football head coach
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High football program is on the hunt for a new head coach this offseason after the school announced that Anthony Valdivia was relieved of his duties.
Watsonville High Assistant Principal Joe Gregorio said it ultimately came down to a personnel issue.
“As a district...
MVC’s Rykin Resurreccion continues to step up to the challenge | High school wrestling
WATSONVILLE—As a unit, the Monte Vista Christian wrestling team took its fair share of lumps competing in the challenging Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division this season.
But certain individuals were able to use the challenge and grow as the season progressed.
Rykin Resurreccion was one...
Preps of the Week: Pajaro Valley’s Angel Rodriguez, Aptos’ Berkeley Ashby | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Dec. 26-31.
Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for score and...
Aptos continues to grind despite rocky start | High school flag football
To be the best, one must beat the best.
Aptos might not be there quite just yet as their 2-4 overall record indicates.
However, third-year head coach Denise Russo believes they are right where they need to be at this point of the young 2025 fall...
Watsonville hires former standout Nick Peña to lead wrestling program
Nick Peña, a former Watsonville wrestling standout and Central Coast Section champion, was named the new head coach of the Wildcatz wrestling team for the upcoming 2025-26 winter season.
After taking over as the interim head coach last year, Peña, 44, will return to lead...
Mustangs capture a share of league title | High school softball
WATSONVILLE—Prior to her at-bat in the sixth inning, Monte Vista Christian junior Giselle Rocha doesn’t recall much other than blacking out and praying to God for her to at least get one base hit.
But after taking a deep breath, she swung with all her...
PV girls’ basketball hosts first annual toy drive event on campus
A little more than 100 Pajaro Valley Unified School District students received an early Christmas present at Pajaro Valley High’s first annual toy drive...
